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Well it has been a long but great 6 months here in Guadalajara and home is calling me back. This isn’t the last post to my blog however. I will posting after I’ve been back home for a couple weeks.  My flight is on the 23 of this month.

If someone were to ask me how I am right now, what I’m thinking, the answer would not be so simple. Right now, to be honest, I am a bit of a mess. I am excited to be going home, but sad to leave my friends and new family. I really feel like I have grown-up a lot, as well as becoming a master at Spanish, in the sense of being a stronger person. Being “forced” to constantly meet new people and put myself out there on a daily basis has made me a stronger person. I feel like I can accomplish and handle just about any situation, be it in the U.S. or Mexico. Yes, school here was fantastic and I learned and practiced a lot, but the real action that helped me grow was being with the people. Having a close contact who is now my best friend was one of the biggest benefits. He’s the one that got me connected with many people by doing many things for me: inviting me to party’s, offering to take me to places, talking about Mexican society from his point of view, taking me out to eat, and in general being a friend. Yes, I already had this contact but a friend like this can be made anywhere. I think it is a must do when studying abroad. Not many of the other people who came down for the semester can say that the had the experience of working at an ice cream shop in Mexico!

It will be hard to leave, but at the same time life must go on back home too. I will be different from this experience. I have changed for the better. Would I do it again? Yes! Would I recommend it to others? Yes! Study abroad has been an amazing experience and I thank everyone who has supported me in this. I’m especially grateful to the Gilman Scholarship; without receiving help, I would not have been able to have such an amazing experience as I have. See you soon U.S. I’ll be home soon!!!

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